Coin-controlled vending-machine.



I. W. PATTERSON.

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED M AR. 4. I910 Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFlOE.

JAMES w. PATTERSON, or nnonxvrnnn, new YORK, nssrenon TO A 'rosALEs GUM AND Cl-IOCOL'ATE COMPANY,.OF.NEW.YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd Oct, 30, 1917,

I Continuation in part of application Serial No. 235,994, filed December 8, 1904, and division of application SeriaI No 335,864, filed September 24, ,1906. This application filed March 4, 1910. Serial No. 547,187.

' T all whome't'may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES W. PA'r'rnRsoN, residentof Bronxville, Westchester county,

' State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Coin-Controlled Vending-Machines, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to coin con-- trolledvending machines and consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

This application is a division of my application serial numbered 335,864, filed September 24, 1906, and is specifically directed to the coin controlled feature. Any matters herein shown and described other than in connection-with coin controlled mechanism,

form subject matter of my aforesaid application, of which this is a division.

This application, as far as the subjectmatterofthe claims is concerned, is a continuation'of applicants application filed December 8, 1904:, Serial No; 235,994, which resulted in Patent No.- 837,337, granted December 4, 1906. v

The object of my invention as claimed in this divisional application, is to provide a coin-controlledlocking mechanism which is normally held in locking position by locking means, the parts being so constructed and arranged relatively to each other that the deposited coin first unlocks the locking means and then causes operation of the locking mechanism itself into releasing position.

The locking means for the mechanlsm which controls a suitable member adapted when released to cause or permit delivery of the vendable articles, positively prevents the accasing automatically unlocks the coin-retaining mechanism and moves i into releasing position.

The com-controlled lock and 00111-1'Gt-itl11n moved and the lower part in section; Fig. 3

is an elevation of the coin operating means of the lock and of the retainer; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the riser removed.

A is the case and is closed on all sides but the top as at C. At a'distance below the top of the case is a hinged lid B, which is adapted to close the entrance to the interior of the case but whichmay be pushed open when the article and the riser are elevated. The lid B is arranged suiiiciently low down that it cannot be reached to open it.

V is the riser and consists of-a U-shaped frame conveniently fitting the interior of the case and adapted to slide vertically therein. This riser may be lifted by a handle riveted to its bottom and extending through a slot A in the side of the case. The riser may be of any suitable shape so long as it supports the article and is provided or combined with an outwardly extending part by which to move it. The riser W is provided with upright guide walls, the front wall adjacent to the coin controlled lock being slotted as at V D is a locking plate and is movable transversely under the action of the coin. This plate has a backward extension E which acts at a locking bolt for riser lV, holding it from being raised. As shown, the locking plate is upon the outside of the wall of the case and the backward extension E is upon the inside, it passing through a slot 0 in the wall of the case. The locking plate D is provided with a stud F against which. the coin is forced for moving the plate to the left (Fig. 2) to release the riser.

A. dog M is pivoted to the case and spring pressed by spring N to engage a notch on the locking plate, as shown, t9 keep it in akin osit qm is dea. M a P j ?i ...jm;ag insg me therein is forced =for depiess'ing the d og" and releasing the locking PIat D, J st as the i jsjorced against the P F of the locking pl t r v 'l he coin is guided by a coin slot in p he'front plate'Gofthelock. i isanoahed idisknh ch berotatesi bye knob; 1- hasdieKscxtending tattle out i eoftheplate G a; as shown in Fig. 1. The coin is placed in the l alotrHat the top of the machine and passes -hdowvnward until itis received in one. of the so of; the" disk. The i rotation of i this diskcarries the coin past the pivotedupawl.

and than downward against: the-projection m I of the ;dog- -M-5 This releasesthe locking 4. a 'p latevD and a further; movement of the disk carries the coin against ,thepro jection F of, l the. locking plate and shiftsthe plate to re- The coin :now descends the slot andis 'sustainedby the retainer P. This retainer is locked in retaining position i by tumblers Q and is normally ,1 forced into locking position bythe spring T. 1 a To unleek or withdraw the retainer P, a; pivoted. lever Ris employed. -A suitably shaped key is adapted to. enter the-slot S and simultanelease the riser,

ously lift, the tumblers Q, and move the lever 1R, withithe result that the retainer P is "drawn back and held there so long as thevi keyre'm'ai'n's-inplacei -When the keyis; withdrawn the retainer P :isforced, back. into re- 7 Staining position bythesprin'g T. i

1 i To fthe-riserbW; it is lowered, and 3 then by a suitable key-, insertedinthe slot. L and pressedaagainst'the lug'L on the locking plate, said plate is vforced. into loclc "ing position, as shown. .In this manner the I lock is reset or locked byhand and unlocked,

by the coin.

. A projectiond maybeformed on the lock-- ing plate and adapted totravel into the coin y slot' H'to prevent a'Tcoin being insertedex-- cept when said locking plate is in locking 'Tposition. Thisis important in this box, he I cause the interior of the box cannot be seen =and the lidmight be closed, even when the eaaeisempty; r a he lid B performs the important function ofkee ing out the dust which would otherwise enter the case upon the article. 7 (It is evidentthat whilethe hinged lid B is fl preferable, it may be dispensed with as the" 1 article to be sold may be located so far down fthe case and so snugly fit it, thatrit cannot be reached-for theft.

It is also evident that thefbox of the at,

ticle to be-vendedmight be provided with a metallic-end toprevent perforation in an attemptto extract the same. In thetoperation of the machine, the're leasingofthe risenW isone hand operation and the lifting of the riser'is a second hand operation, the latter being controlled by the former;

those types of boxes which dischar e from the topf'wholly under control of t e coin controlled lock.

Intlie broad aspect of my invention, the normally lockedc in-actuated device. D may control any suitable memberv whichi in nor mal position prevents 'deliveryo'f the goods.

Obviously, the particular form and specific mode QfQPGI'fltlOIl: of this member are immaterial, thelmain point being that this member isnormall'y held by the device D to prevent delivery oft-he goods. Itis only;

when a the device D has been unlocked and actuated by the deposited coin that the membercontrolled by said device is moved into 7 a position to cause or permit .deliveryjor oods.

Withdrawalof the -While I prefer t e construction shown,

thegdetailsxthereof may be: modified without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having now described my inventiom what V I claim; as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a L i In a coincontrolled lock, a casinghav inga descending coin-passageopen at the bottom, a slidable -bolt,extending into said passage to retain the deposited coin there1n,-

after its action on the lock, means for mountingsa'idbolt to operate in a; plane substantially parallel With the plane of saidcoinpassage, meansflfor normally "locking said bolt'in retaining position, and an actuating member for said bolt-arranged to operate in a plane parallel with the plane of said bolt,

in combination with a key adapted to be inserted intosaid casing in a pljanef substantially parallel Withthe plane of said bolt and;

coin-passage; to, firstv move said locking means into releasing position and then operate lsald actuating member, whereby v sald boltis withdrawn from the, coin-passage to release the coin, said bolt being automatically restored into retaining position and said locking means into locking position upon Withdrawal of said key.

2. In a coin-controlled look, a fiat casing having a coin-passage anda key-opening, arranged in the Plane of saidcasing, said coin-passage being open at the bottomand said key-opening extending inwardly from one ofthe side walls of said casing, a springpressed bolt extending normally 'into said coin-passage to retain the deposited coin 'therein after its action on the lock, means engaging said bolt to. lock the same in retainlng position, and an actuating member 7 for said bolt having a portion extending into said key-opening, in combination with a key adapted to be inserted into said keyppening to first move said locking means into releas- 1 ing position-and then engage said member for actuating the same to retract said bolt,

I whereby the retained coin is released, said bolt being automatically restored to retainv stantially vertical coin-passage 'open at the bottom, a horizontally slidable member for "holding the coin in said passage after its action on the lock, vertically movable tumblers'adapted to lock said member in retammg pos tion, a pivoted element for 7 moving said member into releasing position when unlocked, said member, said tumblers and said element belng mounted and arranged to operatem a plane substantially parallel with the plane of said coin passage,

in combination with a key for first moving said tumblers into unlocking position and then operating said pivoted element to shift said retaining member into releasing position, said key operating in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of said coinpassage.

4:. In a coin-controlled look, a casing provided with acoin-passage, a horizontally slidable bolt adapted to retain the coin in said passage after its action on the lock, said bolt being mountedto operate in the plane of said casing, a key-opening extending in wardly from one of the side walls of said casing and substantially parallel with said 7 bolt, a key adapted to be inserted into said slotwithout being rotatable therein, means for normally locking said bolt in retaining position and adapted to be moved by the inserted key into unlocking position, and a member adapted to be engaged by the inserted key to actuate'the unlocked bolt into releasing position.

5. In a. coin-controlled machine, a casing provided with a movable element which in v gaging said second member to move said de vice into releasing position and then engaging said first named member to cause actuation of said mechanism into releasing position, and a hand-operable coin-carrier arranged to convey the deposited coin into op erative position and discharge the same through the space between said members.

i 6. In a coin-controlled machine, a casing provided with'a movable element which in normal position prevents delivery of the goods in said casing, movable mechanism having a part adapted to engage said elem'ent and hold the same looked, a movable device for normally locking sald mechanlsm in locking position, a coin-engaging member associated with said mechanism, a second coin-engaging member associated with said 'dev1ce,'sa1d members being so spaced and arranged as to receive a coin between them and be separated thereby, the coin first engaging said second member to move said device into releasing position and then engaging said first named member to cause actuation of said mechanism into releasing position, and a rotatable disk having a curved recess to receive the deposited coin, said disk and said coinengaging members being so arranged that the coin is forced by the pointed end of said recess through the space between said members.

7. In a coin-controlled look, a casing provided with a movable element which in normal position prevents delivery of the goods in said casing, said casing having a coinchute arranged substantially in the plane thereof, locking mechanism for said element having a part extending into said coin-chute to be engaged by the coin, whereby said mechanism is moved into releasing position, a device for normally locking said mechanism against operation and having a portion projecting into said coin-chute to be engaged by the coin for moving said device into releasing position, and a rotatable coincarrier mounted to operate within said coinchute and adapted to force the deposited coin first against the projecting portion of said device and then against the projecting portion of said mechanism, said coin-carrier having means for forcing the coin out of engagement with said projections through the space between them.

8. In a coin-controlled look, a casing, a hand-operable coin-carrier for conveying the deposited coin into operative position, a transversely movable locking device having a portion in the path of the coin to be actuated thereby, a movable locking member having a portion adapted to engage said device for normally holdingthe same locked against movement, and a projection on said member arranged below said engaging portion to be engaged by the coin for moving said member into releasing position.

9. In a coincontrolled lock, a casing having a front wall provided with a recess, a

flat front plate 'removably secured to said ranged within said recess and having a lat-' i L 11. In a comeontrolled lock, apassageea "p oi ieez teedies iin e' d "se chute; so thatytheeoin engagessaid projection and shifts saidflocking' plate, a locking dei'ice mounted on said front wall 1 for nortolbeactuated thereby,,a pivoted dog for normally. lockingsaid plate againstv operato-ion, and a lateral lug on said dog extend- I ing into. the path of the coin'which thereby actuates said dog and. releases thelocking late just before said plate is shifted by t ecoin.

w y festive-depositedcoin a pair of inde-' pendently mounted members having portions extending said passageway; one of said members, having means for normally locking' said other 1nember against opera tion, saidextending portions being so spaced 1 andarranged" as "to reeeive a coin between them separated thereby, and, a

coin-carrier for conveying the ;coin, into I en fiagement with said extending portions to rst-movesaid locking member into releas- .-ingupositi on' andthen operatesaid other I n ember, said 'coin-carrier. having means to force the co n through the space between said portions. I

mal position. prevents delivery; of the goods in said casing, a movable device for normallyylockingysaid-Jelement and having a 1 e nen ng P r on means. i n rm y locking said-device in locking positionand 7 also having shoein -engaging portion, said portions being so spaced and arranged as to receive a coin between them and. to be sepa- '}rated. thereby, "and a hand-operated coinfiat front plateremovablysecured to said.

ing therethrough, a rotatable coin-carrier i .mountedon said front plate and arranged to, operate insaid coin-chute, an operating a connection extending from said a coin-carrier through-saidfront plate to the outside of carrier for conveying the deposited coin first against the'coin-engaging said lockinglmeansto' release saiddevice and then against the engaging portion of said deviceto move thesame into releasingposi portion of 13. In. a coin-controlledlock; as essing having. a front. wall provided" with a recess, a

:front'wall and having a coin-chute extendthe casing, atransversely shiftable locking plate arranged within said recessand adapted to operate therein, a movable locking do *viee mounted on said front wall fornormally locking said plate against operation,

and cooperating means aSSOQIQtBd; with said king platen-11d s ock d vice Wherethe coin ab t by the carrier first y moves said locking device into releasing p o Simon and "then automatieally shifts said I edi to automatically discharge thecoinout "of engagement with said lcoiiperating means.

,lockingplate, said coin-carrier-be'ing adapt- 14, In a coin-controlled vendin' machine, IL

acasing provided with a mo'vab element which in normal position prevents delivery in the frontwall ofsaidvcasing independentlyof said mechanism and adapted to normally' lock" said mechanism in'locking position, 'a hand-operated coin-carrier adapted same into operative osition; and means [whereby the coin actuated by said :carrier first moves said locking'device into releasing toreoeivejthe deposited coin -and convey the positiom and, then' ,actuates 'the locking? mechanism into releasing position, said ,ljockin device beingfautomatically held out ,of.,loc ing 'eng'agernent with 1 said mechanism when the latter is-inreleasin g positi n,

Q 15.; ln'a coin controlled lock, a casinghaw ing a removable frontplate, a coin-passage provided, in said, plate; a movable bolt mounted on said plate andv extending into d co n-p s g to retain the deposited coin I n k a 'the'reinfafter ts'actionTonthe lock; said" 12; In auooin controlled machine, a cas- I ing having a movable element which in nor- ,tendinginwardly. from one side thereof, a

device mounted on said plate for normally locking said bolt in retainingposition, a key adaptedfto be inserted into said opening or" recess without being rotatable therein, and

means whereby the mere longitudinal insertion of said key intosaid opening or recess first. moves said locking device into un locking position and then moves the unlockedbolt into releasing position. j V

16. In a coin-controlled look, a flat casing provided with a pair of substantially parallel recesses arrangedinnthe plane of said;

casing, a coin-passagearranged within said casing in the planethereof, a bolt mounted in one of said recesses and adapted normallytoextend into said coin-passage to retain the deposited coin therein after its tion'on the lock, the other recess being open a at one side of said casin to receive a. key, means for normally locking said bolt in ret a ining position; a member for' actuating saidfbolt into releasin position, in combiv 17. Inacoin-controlled lock, a casing hav nation with a keys apted "to be inserted ing a coin-passage open at the bottom, a

movable bolt for holding the coin in said passage after its action on the lock, movleasing position, said casing having a keyserted into said opening to first engage said.

opening into which said tumblers and said member project, said bolt and said key-opening being arranged in planes substantially parallel with the plane of the coin-passage, in combination with a key adapted to be intumblers and move them into unlocking position and then to engage said member and actuate the same to retractsaid, bolt, the withdrawal of said key automatically restoring said bolt to retaining position and also restoring said tumblers into locking po sition. a

18. In a coin-controlled look, a casing having a plate provided with an irregularly shaped recess, said casing beingalso provided with a coin-passage open at both ends, a movable bolt mounted in said recess and extending into said passage to retain the deposited coin therein after its action on the lock, means in said recess for normally looking. said bolt in retaining position, an actuating member for said bolt mounted to operate in said recess, a portion of said recess being open to the outside of said casing and constituting a key-opening, said bolt and said key-opening being arranged in planes substantially parallel with the plane of the coin-passage, and a key adapted to be inserted into said opening to first move said locking means into releasing position and then operate said actuating member, whereby the bolt is withdrawn from the coin-passage to release the coin, the withdrawal of said key automatically restoring said bolt to retaining position and also restoring said locking means into locking position.

19. In a coin-controlled look, a casing provided with a coin-passage open at both ends, a spring-pressed bolt extending into said coin-passage to retain the coin therein after its action on the lock, means for normally locking said bolt in retaining position, and a key adapted upon mere insertion into said casing to unlock said member and retract the same to release the coin, said bolt and said key operating in opposite directions in substantially parallel paths and in the planeot said casing.

20. In a coin-controlled machine, a handoperable carrier for the deposited coin to carry the same into operative position, a movable device having means to engage the coin on said carrier, whereby the coin actuates said device, asecond device mounted independently of said first device and having 'means for normally locking said first device against movement, said second device having means to engage the coin on said'carrier, said two coin-engaging means being arrangedto engage the edge'of the coin at substantially opposite points, so that thecoin first engages said locking device to move the sameinto unlocking positionand then engages said first device to actuate "the same, and means whereby the coin is automatically discharged from between said two coin-engaging means when actuated a prede said first device has been termined amount. a a a 21. In a coin-controlled machine, a passageway for the deposited coin, a movable device having a portioneXtending into said passageway, a second device mounted inde-. pendently of said first devicefor normally locking said first device against movement,

said second device having a portion extending into said passageway, and a hand-operable coin-carrier for conveying the coin through said passageway first intoengagement with the extending portionof said seconddevice to actuate the same into unlocking position, and then into engagement with the extending portion ofsaid first device to actuate the same when unlocked, the coin being automatically discharged out of the coin-carrier when said first device has been actuated a predetermined amount.

22. In a coin-controlled machine, a movable device having a coin-engaging part, a second movable device adapted normally to lock said first device against movement and also having a coin-engaging part, said devices being mounted independently of each other, said coin-engaging parts being so spaced and arranged as to receive a coin between t-hem, and means to convey the deposit-ed coin into the space between said parts and into engagement therewith, whereby said coin first actuates said second device to unlock said first device and then actuates the unlocked first device, the coin being automatically discharged from between said parts after said first device has been moved a predetermined amount.

28. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a casing having a goods-compartment and a movable member which normally prevents delivery of the goods, a device for normally holding said member in a position to prevent delivery of the goods, a second device mounted independently of said first device and normally locking said first device in normal position, said devices having coinengaging portions so arranged that the deposited coin first engages said second device to move the same into unlocking position and then engages the unlocked first device to move the same into position to release said member for causing delivery of the goods.

24. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a casing having a goods-compartment and a *tq' move thefsarhelinto V 11ml then ngages the unlocked" rst device deiiveri of the a; device for normally ffholding" sa'iii'fmembe'r in a position to "pre' "ynfiidelivery of the goods, saidfdeviee hav projection Bin thepeth of the: deposited com, 9; second devise pl-votii llyr mounted in;

tomove tlie {sameinbo position "to release s id-"m m erreview n d iv fllf hev "2551M eoiirooribi-oihdvending ac hine, e avfifllowend'silbstahtielly reofiangular cas- I I eji eyin fiig ed qmp bmene j e a e Q V ew ofthe 0035, a device mounted: on the'zfront" wall "0 said easing for j normally holding saidjnember in a position to prevent livery of the goods, "a second deyioe'also mounted on said frqrig plateindependel'ltlj of s id" firstdev ice and .noimally locking isaid' first device in normal position, said dego vic es f havirlg coin en'gfaginfgportion's .so ar- Q ranged'that the 'deposited com' first engages:

said second device. to move the same info unlocking "position and then engages the unlocked first device'to move the same into 35 position'to release said member for causing delivery of thegoods. 'In'testimony of whichinvention; I-hereefl unto set myhand;

JAMES. W; iw'rTERSoNfl Witnesses? I) Q .Jos. Ronmson, V V

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